03-27-2013, 10:17 PM
True. One steppe tribe on the Hungarian Plain was replaced by another. Hard to know Marcus Aurelius' reasoning. Certainly not munificence, but probably placation, reestablishing the link to steppe-oriented trade goods. If Aurelius was such an "understanding" emperor, he had a strange way of showing it in Gaul... where he let officals stake Blandina to the "beasts." :whistle:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb